The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-17
Washington County.

JOHN MARSHALL, familarly known as
" Jack" was arrested short time since for
liquor-selling and brought before Justice
Hooker Ten first offences were proved
against him and fine of 500 and costs i'm
posed, which he paid He was also admon-
ished that unless he quit the business that
this fine was light to what would follow
He promised better things, but Immediately
procured more liquor, and free use of the
same by those he sold it to was to have
some twenty-five, it is said, laying around
on the hills near the quarries drunk Mar
shall was again arrested and brought before
Justice Howes last week Tuesday and
thirty-seven second offences were proved
against him, and fine of $40 and costs of
about SIS recorded against him. with thirty
days at Rutland; or about six and one-half
years at Rutland in place of the fine. Bail
was fixed at 200, which he failed to pro-
cure, and on Wednesday Officer Bemis es-
corted him to Rutland. - Principal j.
w. Hutchinson of Fair Haven graded school
was in town last week. - G. o. Thurs
ton, who is now at home, soon goes To- Bal
timore, Md, where he has a position as
assistant in a school. - Lawyer Darling
of Chelsea was in town Monday. - O.
b. Boyce. Esq, and family have returned
from the beach. - Charles Templeton,
whose illness was mentioned last week, is
very low, with not much prospect of re-
covery.
Berlin.
A PARTY of neghbors and friends met at
Mr.. William Browns the evening of the
18th to witness the opening of a night
blooming cereus The effect was very fine,
two buds opening at once. - Things are
lively at Camp Lookout and the campers
are enjoying this fine weather - Rev.
j. j. Hall and wife are spending the two or
three weeks of his vacation in Massachu-
setts, mainly at Lynn Beach, - A smart
old lady, Mrs. Relief Goodenow, eighty
seven years of age, went with her grandson,
Eli Goodenow of Montpelier, to Calais,
distance of fourteen miles, and back, to
attend wedding, one day last week, with
no apparent fatigue. - j. n. Perrin, Jr.,
and his sister Mary visited in Royalton last
week, and their cousin, Mary Wild, re-
turned with them - A. G., Crandall is
spending his vacation at his home in this
place. - Charley Perrin's health is i'm
proving.
Cabot.
THE two Sabbath-schools of this place
have arranged for picnic in the Elmer
woods next week Wednesday. - Quite
IA number from here went to Montpelier
Monday to see the ball game. =- Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Brown of Boston, formerly of
this place, We're in town one day last week.
- Rev. and Mrs III. A. Russell started
this week for a months vacation in Con-
necticut. 80 DIR. S. l.. Wiswell went to
Old Orchard last week Thursday to visit his
daughter, who is spending the summer at
that place. - Helen Graves and mother
of ST. Johnsbury are visiting at Mrs Clara
Morse's. - Miss Alice Packer has been
closing out her millinery business as much
as possible during the past week, selling
goods far below cost.
East Calais.
Moscow LODGE has installed the follow
ing officers for the present quarter; A. f.
White, G. T.; Mary A. Dwinell, " T.;
Ella ii. Dwinell, s.; George Balentine, A.
s.; Inez Pearce, F. s.; George II. Gray, T.; (;
A Dwinell, c.; Walter Eastman, NJ; Louis
Provost, ID. NJ, G. b. w. Bliss, G.; George
Wheelock, Sent; Jennie c. Wheeler II.
S.; Nancy NJ, Wheelock, l.. S. George Bal
entine was elected as worthy of recommen-
dation to the grand lodge for the office of
lodge deputy for the ensuing year. 80
Gertrude and Flora Allen gave party last
| Tuesday evening in honor of their cousin,
Jennie Tufts of Milford, Mass, who is
visiting them. 1t was a pleasant affair,
- Mrs. Phila Marsh of Binghamton, n.
Y, and her sister, Mrs. Achsa Chapman of
Glover spent several days last week among
their relatives and old associates. - MIR.
and Mrs. g. o. Eastman have been spend
ing week or more at Rouse's Point
North Montpelier.
THE Sunday-school connected with the
! Universalist society of this village is to hold
a basket picnic in the grove of Theodore
Clark tomorrow Thursday, the exercises
commencing at one o'clock z. NJ A cordial
invitation is extended to every one TO be
present - Upon the road leading from
! this place to Plainfeld, lust out of this viii
lage, is very high bank. Saturday of last
week Isaac Tabor and Daniel Curran were
! drawing dirt from there, and in attempting
to start with load the check-rein of one of
the horses caught under the neck-yoke,
causing him to back and throw himself
against the fence on the brink of the bank.
| The struggles of the horse very soon caused